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. Le-programme-du-modèle-de-croissance, Lancement à date de semis (année.jour exemple 1.180) Le calculateur ne fonctionne pas // avec certaines dates, sans raison apparente : il n'effectue pas les calculs de plastochrone, ou de kpan et tout est faux

*. Pipj=pipps, PP-PIPPb)+PIPdPs*(dPP-PIPdPb)

*. Nbfl_dec=flb0+flb1 and *. Fls+flb2, NBFt-FLs)+(TAL-TAL_aFD)/(phyllo1m);}} if (Mont=0) {if(TAl_aFD=0) NBFL_dec=FLb0+FLb1*NBFA_dec; if

*. Fsb2, min(NBFA_dec-FSs1,FSs2-FSs1))+FSb3*max

*. Txht=txm+txppx and *. Pp+txdsrx, dSR-TxdSRa)+TxdSSx*(dSS-TxdSSa)

*. Ht_plante=htb1, NBFA_dec,HTs)^HTa+HTb2*max(NBFA_dec-HTs,0)

*. Ht_tige=ht_tige+txht and . Tj, if(TAL>TAL_IP+2*plasto1) if(TAL_aFD=0) HT_plante=HT_pl_mont+HT_tige; if(TAL_aFD>0 and TAL<TAL_aFD+2*phyllo1m) HT_plante=HT_pl_mont+HT_tige;}} Pseudo_tige=Ht_plante-Ht_tige

. Tlig, FLb1-1)*phyllo1+max(0,(i-FLs2)/FLb2)*phyllo2;} for(i=1;i<=50;i=i+1) Tcrois[i]=Tlig

. Rac_dms=dmsrac, Pan_dMS=dMSpan/(dMStot-dMSfeuil)*100Tj/_plm2; dMStig_T_pl=dMStig/Tj/_plm2;dMSrac_T_pl=dMSrac/Tj/_plm2; if(dIP<1 and Mont=0 and dMStig_T_pl>=Tpx_s) {Mont=1; NBFIc=NBFI_dec; NBFAc=NBFA_dec; kpan=pan_b1*exp(-pan_a1*_plm2); } if(dIP>=1 and Mont=0) {Cycle_court =1;Mont=1; NBFIc=NBFI_dec; NBFAc=NBFA_dec, dMS par °C.j et par plante dMS_T_pl=dMS